Sample Battle Drills
Sample Battle Drills
Sample Battle Drills
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Battle Drill Number Battle Drill Number
Troops in Contact 1 UXO / IED / MINE Discovered 17
React to an Explosion 2 Weapons Cache Discovered 18
Suicide Bomber Attack 3 Fratricide 19
Non Governmental Organizationis Attacked / Killed 4 Missing / Isolated Personnel 20
WIA of a Coalition Soldier / Coalition Civilian 5 Demonstration, Pilgrimage, or Riot 21
KIA of Coaltion Soldier / Coalition Civilian 6 Human Remains or Mass Gravesite Discovered 22
Host Nation Forces Killed / Wounded 7 Power Outage in Town 23
MEDEVAC of Coalition Soldier / Coalition Civilian 8 FOB Security Breach 24
MASS Casualty (MASCAL) 9 Detainee 25
Counter Fire 10 Detainee Death 26
Clearance of Fires 11 Killing of Civilian 27
Immediate Close Air Support 12 US Soldier Potential Crime 28
Downed Aircraft 13 US Soldier Felony Crime 29
Lost or Down UAV 14 ROE Violation Reported 30
Death of Coalition Soldier / Coalition Civilian (Non- Stolen / Missing Sensitive Item 31
Hostile Action) 15 Negligent Discharge of Weapon 32
Vehicle Accident 16 Weather Watch 33
BATTLE DRILL 01: Troops in Contact
Attack Occurs
Explosion
Occurs
Explosion
Occurs
FLASH TRAFFIC!
1. Unit conducts
2a. SPOT report to TF TOC:
immediate first aid and 3a. Staff Action Checklist
S: Size
react to contact drills S3 / TF CDR / XO / CSM notified
(1) Name, rank, SSN, unit, and nationality
of victim? CPOF operator zooms in on incident, displays
A: Activity 2. Unit notifies TF TOC only the applicable overlays, and checks Blue
(1) What activity was the individual(s) Force Tracker Text messages from COs and/or
involved in? What happened? BDE
(2) What was the cause of the incident? Surgeon Cell – Stands by to assist subordinate
(3) What conditions surrounded the units and TF Staff as needed.
3. Battle Captain/NCO begins
incident? Is the unit in pursuit of suspects? Chaplain (positions as close to deceased as
notification procedures.
L: Location (8-digit grid) possible)
Submits SALUTE report within
(1) Where did the incident occur? S1
30 minutes.
(2) Where is the victim now? S4 (conducts mortuary affairs SOP, alerts BSB
T: Time. When did the incident occur? mortuary affairs team)
A: Actions: SJA prepared to settle claims
(1) Actions taken by unit/agency. 4. Unit evacuates wounded TF Safety Officer conducts interviews
(2) Assets/support needed from TF? and/or deceased IAW unit S2 collects facts and conducts pattern analysis
SOP. Continues actions on Alert all CO CPs if upgrade FPCON is necessary
contact until threat is Use TF LNO to notify BDE TOC and PAO – LNO
eliminated also requests DIV Combat Stress Teams
TF PAO prepares statements
LNO collects information/details of incident
THT investigates motives for attack
5. Unit conducts intelligence
debrief with unit S2. Unit S2
submits results to TF S2
3b. If unit requests MEDEVAC, see CARD 8
6. Unit submits all casualty feeder and witness cards
to TF. Unit Submits follow-up report Story Board to 3c. If unit requests TF Reserve, Notify TF CDR
TF, TF submits Story Board to BDE
BATTLE DRILL 05: WIA of a Coalition Soldier/Coalition Civilian
FLASH TRAFFIC!
1. Unit conducts
immediate first aid. 3a. Staff Action Checklist
2a. SALTA report to TF TOC: S3 / TF CDR / XO / CSM notified
S: Size CPOF operator zooms in on incident, displays
(1) Name, rank, SSN, unit, and nationality 2. Unit notifies TF TOC
only the applicable overlays, and checks Blue
of injured/deceased? Force Tracker Text messages from COs and/or
A: Activity 3. Battle Captain/NCO begins BDE
(1) What activity was the individual(s) notification procedures. Surgeon Cell - Alerts CSH / DIV SURG office for
involved in? What happened? Submits SALUTE report within possibility of US, Non-US casualties; determines /
(2) Was it attempted suicide? 30 minutes. If victim is a verifies extent of injuries from unit reports; tracks
(3) What was the cause of injury/death? soldier, issues verbal order to casualties thru evac chain; provides status
(4) What conditions surrounded the all commanders to control all updates to BTL CPT, TF CDR and subordinate
injury/death? communications to the rear units as required
L: Location (8-digit grid) (rear detachment officially Chaplain (positions as close to WIAs as
(1) Where did the incident occur? notifies family) possible)
(2) Where is the injured/deceased S1 (executes CARD 58 if necessary and
individual? personnel actions SOP)
T: Time. When did the injury/death occur? 4. If victim is a S4 (conducts mortuary affairs SOP, alerts BSB
A: Actions: US/coalition soldier, mortuary affairs team)
(1) Actions taken by unit/agency. a US/coalition SJA prepared to settle claims
(2) Assets/support needed from TF? civilian, then the TF Safety Officer conducts interviews
unit evacuates S2 collects facts and conducts pattern analysis
casualties and/or Alert all CO CPs if upgrade FPCON is necessary
remains IAW unit Use TF LNO to notify BDE TOC and PAO – LNO
SOP. also requests DIV Combat Stress Teams
TF PAO prepares statements
LNO collects information/details of incident
THT deployed to investigate motives for attack
1. Unit conducts
2a. MITT sends SPOT report to TF TOC: immediate first aid. Treat
S: Size victims using HN medical
(1) Name, rank, SSN, unit, and nationality assets, not coalition
medical assets. Unit 3a. Staff Action Checklist
of deceased? S3 / BCT CDR / XO / CSM notified
A: Activity should only request TF
medical assets when all Mitt zooms in on incident, displays only the
(1) What activity was the individual(s) applicable overlays, and checks Blue Force
involved in? What happened? civilian assets have been
exhausted. Tracker Text messages from TFs and/or DIV
(2) What was the cause of death? Surgeon Cell - Stands by to assist subordinate
(3) What conditions surrounded the units and BDE / BN Staff as needed.
death? CJA prepared to settle claims, assist in
(4) Is the unit in pursuit of suspects? 2. Unit notifies TF TOC
investigation initiation, as necessary
(5) Were the deceased on a fixed-site S2 collects facts and conducts pattern analysis
security mission or other security mission? 3. Battle Captain/NCO begins Alert all BN TOCs if upgrade FPCON is
L: Location (8-digit grid) notification procedures. necessary
(1) Where did the incident occur? Submits SALUTE report within Use TF LNO to notify DIV DMAIN and PAO
(2) Where is the deceased individual? 30 minutes. TF PAO prepares press release if necessary
T: Time. When did the death occur? BN LNO collects information/details of incident
A: Actions: THT deployed to investigate motives for attack
(1) Actions taken by unit/agency.
(2) Assets/support needed from TF?
(3) If the deceased were on a security
mission, are TF assets now required to
assume the security mission? 4. Unit conducts intelligence
debrief with unit S2. Unit S2
3b. If unit requests MEDEVAC, see CARD 8
submits results to TF S2
TF TOC receives request for MEDEVAC. BAE: Establish ACMs for airspace users, if
Battle CPT: required
Read 9-Line request to TOC, notify S3 / TF CDR / Surgeon Cell: Provide immediate assistance to
XO / CSM. subordinate unit request; alert CSH / DIV SURG
CPOF operator zooms in on incident, displays only office for possibility of casualties; determines /
the applicable overlays, and checks Blue Force verifies extent of injuries from unit reports; track
Tracker Text for text messages from unit or BDE casualties through evac chain; provide status
Determine if TF assets can execute MEDEVAC updates to BTL CPT, TF CDR and subordinate units
internally, or request support from BDE. as required
DP: Mission approval authority for TF assets is TF Request DIV Combat Stress Teams
CDR. Chaplain: positions as close to deceased as
If unable to execute MEDEVAC with TF assets, possible
request MEDEVAC from BDE using 9-line. S1: execute BD 57 if needed and personnel
Submit follow-up reports and Story Board to BDE actions SOP
Recommend FPCON upgrade, if necessary S4: execute mortuary affairs SOP, alerts mortuary
affairs team
SJA: prepare to settle claims
Safety Officer: conducts interviews
NOTE: S2: submits GREEN 5A (flight weather report).
If victim is a local national, the unit must contact HNF to use Also collects facts and conducts pattern analysis
local national transportation and facilities to evacuate and treat PAO: prepares statements
civilian. Unit should only request MEDEVAC for local national
if HN facilities can not perform their mission, or the injuries are
determined to be an urgent threat to life, limb or eyesight.
BATTLE DRILL 09: Mass Casualty (MASCAL)
TF FSE TF FSE
TF FSE
Clears Conducts CDE ALO clears BAE
Sends mission BTL CPT
airspace thru 500m on CAS GETS clears
to Bulldog (Do Clears POO for
ATC (242- Falcon View, MAX ORD Shadow
NOT load) ground units
1811). GETS starts FROM FSE /AWT
FM&DIGITAL
MAX ORD stopwatch
BTL CPT verifies Counterfire checklist IS COLLATERAL CLEAR? NO BTL CPT considers:
Air / Rotary / QRF
YES
FIRE MISSION
5. Aircraft sent by
CRC to contact point,
Aircraft contact
JTAC/FAC(A) 6a. Staff Action Checklist
Vehicle Accident
1a. IMMEDIATE ACTIONS BY UNIT
(1) Establish FP measures
-Secure local area
-Assess the situation
(2) If injuries involved, begin first aid, submit 9- 1. Unit involved secures site
line MEDEVAC request (see ‘MEDEVAC Drill’)
(3) Gather information on personnel and vehicles
involved and draw sketch of accident (digital
photos) 2. CO CP reports to TF
(4) Establish TCPs to control traffic in the area 3a. Notification Tree:
(5) Conduct recovery of vehicles and equipment (1) S3
(6) Monitor which hospitals injured personnel are (2) Surgeon Cell (if injury)
sent and patient status (5) S4
(7) Notify Higher HQs 3. Battle Captain/NCO (6) S5
(8) Take digital photos of accident begins notification of (7) SJA
appropriate personnel: (8) BCT Safety Officer
(9) BDE TOC
2a. SALUTE REPORT to TF TOC: (10) TF Rear D (if injured)
S: Size
(1) Size of the accident, # of vehicles by type 4. Safety Officer move to
involved scene of accident to
(2) How many injured? What are the injuries? conduct investigations 3a. If unit requests
(3) Obtain name, rank, SSN, DOB, nationality, MEDEVAC, see
address, and position in vehicle of all personnel CARD 8
involved
(4) Obtain vehicle information on all involved 5. Unit and Safety
A: Activity Officer submit closure
(1) What was the cause of the accident reports and Story Board
(2) Damage to vehicles
L: Location
(1) Location of the accident (8 Digit Grid) 6. Battle Captain/NCO or
T: Time Battle NCOIC closes out the
(1) Time the accident occurred? incident once all casualties
A: Actions: are returned from hospital
(1) Actions taken by unit. and vehicles are recovered.
(2) Assets/support needed from TF or BDE Submits Story Board to BDE
BATTLE DRILL 17: UXO/IED/Mine(s) Discovered
Soldier identifies a
UXO, IED, or mine
Discovery of
1a. Immediate actions by unit:
Weapons
(1) 5 Cs(FM5-25): Confirm, Call, Clear, Cordon, Control . THIS IS A PRIME
Cache
LOCATION FOR MINES, IEDs OR BOOBY TRAPS!!
(2) Deploy engineers to conduct assessment on cache -- obtain as much
information as possible:
(a) inventory of number of weapons / amount of ammo
(b) description of items found (digital photos)
(c) number of civilians / vehicular traffic in the area 1. Unit secures site
(3) Unit conduct an assessment:
(a) Are there weapons / ammo that can be confiscated for ISF/IPS use?
(b) Is the cache exploitable if left in place?
(c) If not, then destroy in place (if safe to do so)
(d) If not safe, or if cache is too large, coordinate transportation assets
to move munitions to a ASP1 or 2. Unit must secure site until completely 2. Unit reports to TFTOC
destroyed or moved. Unit can use ICDC/IPS to secure site, but must
3a. Notification Tree:
inventory munitions before and after hand over.
(1) S3 / XO / S4
UNIT REQUESTS EOD SUPPORT ONLY IF TF 3. Battle Captain/NCO
(2) S2 / IO / PAO
begins notification
ENGINEERS CAN NOT IDENTIFY THE MUNITIONS OR procedures, submits
(3) S5
(4) ABE
THE MUNITIONS ARE TOO COMPLEX. If EOD is SALUTE report within 30
(5) Civil Affairs
minutes
necessary, the unit must secure the site until EOD
can respond.
Demonstration or
pilgrimage
Power outage
reported
1. Unit conducts
1a. Immediate actions by unit: immediate actions
(1) Contact local power facility supervisor and sends report to
(2) Determine source of power failure TF
(3) Report to TF TOC
(4) If power can not be restored
immediately, request assistance from TF 2. Notify BSB Minister of public works and
CA to determine the best method to restore
power if the power facility can not repair
itself.
Breach of FOB
Security
Unit detains
individual
1. Unit conducts
1a. Immediate actions by unit:: immediate actions
(1) Secure (Flex-cuff; cover eyes (no and sends report to
hoods); ear muffs TF
(2) Silence (Gag only as necessary)
(3) Segregate
(4) Safeguard
(5) Speed (to TF D-Cell)
2. Place detainee in unit Detainment Facility (D-Cell) holding
(6) Tag
area until assets are available to transport detainee to
Internment Facility
Unit informs TF of
detainee’s death FLASH TRAFFIC!
1. Battle Captain/NCO alerts
notification tree and requests CID
team through BDE TOC to deploy
to location of death and conduct
investigation
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Unit 15-6 Investigation
Unit informs TF of
civilian’s death
FLASH TRAFFIC!
Unit missing
sensitive item
1. Unit identifies
1a. Immediate actions by unit::
(1) Unit conducts local search to find missing
item(s) are missing FLASH TRAFFIC!
items.
(2) Notify higher HQs.
(3) If on Base Camp 2. Unit reports to TF (NLT
(a) Stop all non-mission-essential 1Hr after identifying
outgoing traffic missing item)
(b) Conduct Base Camp wide search
(c) Inspect all outgoing personnel
(4) If outside Base Camp: 3. Battle Captain/NCO 3a. Immediately Notify:
(a) Secure area begins notification (1) S3 / TF CDR / XO / CSM
(b) Conduct thorough search of area procedures, submits
SALUTE report and
GREEN 2 within 30
2a. SPOT report to TF TOC: minutes
S: Size
(1) How many (by type and serial #) sensitive 4. Battle NCO initiates
items are missing? separate 1594 Log to
A: Activity track missing sensitive
(1) Who (name, rank) lost the item items actions
(2) What were the individuals doing before,
during, and after items were discovered
missing? 5. Unit Submits follow-up report Story Board to
L: Location items were last seen TF, TF submits Story Board to BDE
T: Time.
- Time item was discovered missing
A: Actions taken by unit.
-Conducting shake down, lock down,
inventories, etc.
BATTLE DRILL 32: Negligent Discharge (ND) of Weapon
Soldier commits ND
FLASH TRAFFIC!
1a. IMMEDIATE ACTIONS BY UNIT:
(1) Unit determines if ND resulted in any injuries
1. Unit reports to TF
(2) Begins initial investigation
(3) Unit notifies TF TOC
Receive Weather
Warning from TF
S2
3. Battle Captain/NCO/NCO
annotates on SIGACTS;
follows-up weather status.